Don’t Take Our Word For it: Republicans On Republicans
So much for Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment. At last night’s Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Republican candidates for president took the gloves off and attacked. But don’t take our word for it; read what they said about one another.
ROMNEY ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Romney Said Being A Career Politician Would Be Helpful "If Someone Were Looking To Say How Can We Restructure Government." "It's a fine profession, and if someone were looking to say how can we restructure government and which agency should report to which agency, maybe that's the best background." [Romney, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Romney Told Perry: "George Bush And His Predecessor Created Jobs Faster Than You Did, Governor." [Romney, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Romney Said Perry Benefited From “Zero Income Tax," "A Right To Work State," An All-Republican Government And "A Lot Of Oil And Gas In The Ground." Romney responded to attacks from Perry on his job record. "States are different. Texas is a great state. Texas has zero income tax, Texas has a right to work state, a Republican Legislature, a Republican Supreme Court. Texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. Those are wonderful things, but Governor Perry doesn't believe he created those things. Why be like Al Gore saying he invented the internet? The reality is, there are differences. There are differences between states." [Romney, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Romney Attacked Perry’s Book For Calling Social Security A Failure. "Our Nominee Has To Be Someone Who Isn't Committed To Abolishing Social Security." "In the book 'Fed Up,' you say by any measure Social Security is a failure. You can't say that to tens of millions of Americans who live on social security and those who have lived on it. Our nominee has to be someone who isn't committed to abolishing Social Security but is committed to saving Social Security... We save social security and under no circumstances, would I ever say by any measure it's a failure. It is working for millions of Americans, and I'll keep it working for millions of Americans, and we've got to do that as a party." [Romney, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
PERRY ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Perry: Michael Dukakis Created Jobs Two Times Faster Than Romney. "I know Michael Dukakis created jobs two times faster than you did, Mitt." [Perry, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Perry Said As Governor, Romney Had One Of The Lowest Job Creation Rates In The Country. "Governor Romney left the private sector, and he did a great job of creating jobs in the private sector all around the world, but the fact is when he moved that experience to government, he had one of the lowest job creation rates in the country, so the fact is while he had a good private sector record, his public sector record did not match that. As a matter of fact, we created more jobs in the last three months in Texas than he created in four years in Massachusetts." [Perry, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Perry: RomneyCare Was A Great Opportunity To See What Will Not Work. "It was a great opportunity for us as a people to see what will not work, and that is an individual mandate in this country." [Perry, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Perry Said People Of Texas Don’t Want A Massachusetts Style Health Care Plan. "I'll tell you what the people in the state of Texas don’t want, they don’t want a health care plan like what Governor Romney put in place in Massachusetts." [Perry, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
BACHMANN ON HER FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Bachmann Criticized Perry Forcing Girls To Be Inoculated Against HPV, Abrogating Parental Rights. "I'm very concerned about the issue of parental rights. When it comes to dealing with children, it's the parents that need to make the decision. It's wrong for government, state or federal government, to impose on parents what they must do to inoculate their children. This is very serious and it's important, again, parents have the right. Educational reform, that's another area. That's where I cut my teeth in politics, being involved in educational reform. The problem you see is one of framing, the idea should the federal government control these areas or parents and localities control these areas? We have the best results when we have the private sector and when we have the family involved. We have the worst results when the federal government gets involved, and especially by dictate to impose something like an inoculation on an innocent 12-year-old girl. I would certainly oppose that." [Bachmann, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
HUNTSMAN ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Huntsman On Romney And China: “Now Is Not The Time… To Enter A Trade War." In tonight's debate, Jon Huntsman said of Mitt Romney’s plan for dealing with China, "I'd have to say, Mitt, now is not the time in a recession to enter a trade war." [Huntsman, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Huntsman Said Bachmann’s Promise Of $2 Per Gallon Gasoline Is Not Realistic. When asked if Michele Bachmann’s promise of $2 per gallon gasoline if elected president was "realistic for a president to promise that," Huntsman said, "Of course not. I'm not sure dictating prices is going to get you anywhere, but let's face the reality of where we are, this is a perfect example of where presidential leadership matters." [Huntsman, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Huntsman Criticized His Republican Rivals For Running From Science When It Comes To Climate Change And Evolution. "Listen, when you make comments that fly in the face of what 98 out of 100 climate scientists have said, when you call to question evolution, all I'm saying is that in order for the Republican Party to win, we can't run from science, we can't run from mainstream conservative philosophy." [Huntsman, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
PAUL ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Paul Said Perry Wrote A Letter Supporting "Hillarycare" And Questioned His Commitment To The "Cause Of Liberty."“First off, you know, the Governor of Texas criticized the governor of Massachusetts for 'Romneycare,' but he wrote a really fancy letter supporting ‘Hillarycare,’ but mandates that's what society is about, government does, mandate, mandate, mandate, and we talk so much about the Obama mandate, which is very important, but what about Medicare, isn't that a mandate? Everything we do is a mandate. So this is why you have to look at this at the cause of liberty." [Paul, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
CAIN ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Cain Claimed "Romneycare" Doesn’t Work. "No, an individual mandate to buy something is not constitutional. Now, back in the early 1990s, I worked with Speaker Gingrich to fight 'Hillarycare.' I have been outspoken fighting 'Obamacare,' which needs to be repealed. Now I'm running against 'Romneycare.' Neither one of them works." [Cain, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
SANTORUM ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS
Santorum Criticized Perry For Putting States’ Rights Ahead Of Parental Rights. "I want to get back to this Gardasil issue. Governor Perry talking about state rights, state rights, how about parental rights, if you really cared, you can make the case instead of forcing me, as a parent, and I have seven children too, the wide receivers here have on the ends here have seven children each, but I'm offended that the government would tell me, and by an executive order. Without going through the process of letting the people have any kind of input. I would expect this from president Obama, I would not expect this from someone calling himself a conservative governor." [Santorum, Republican Debate, 9/7/11]
Romney and Gingrich ignore health care challenges asked in the debate
Say Anything Mitt Romney even misleads about an election he voted in 20 years ago
“Say Anything” Romney distorts the President’s strong record of commitment to Israel
Romney and Gingrich’s radical move to the right on immigration
On Immigration, “Say Anything” Mitt Romney Tried to Reinvent his Position on the DREAM Act
President Obama Has Made it Clear He Will Not Allow a Nuclear Iran
Romney’s Tax Plan Would Cut Taxes for the Wealthy and Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
Romney Enriched Himself From Investments Made in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Romney Embraced the Congressional Republican’s Cut, Cap and Balance Plan
Half of Romney’s Massachusetts Health Care Plan was Paid for by the Federal Government
Romney’s So-Called Job Creation Record at Bain Continues to Evolve
Mitt Romney Will Say Anything About Choice Depending on the Audience He’s Talking To
As Governor, Romney ranked 47th of 50 in Job Creation, While Wages & Income in Massachusetts Fell
Romney’s So-called Job Creation Record at Bain Continues to Evolve…
RNC Chair Priebus Distorts the President’s Record on Manufacturing Jobs
President Obama has Reduced, Eliminated Unnecessary Regulatory Costs and Burdens
Romney’s Job Creation Record in Massachusetts was one of the Worst in the Country
Romney’s Tax Plan Would Cut Taxes for the Wealthy and Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
Romney has Repeatedly Flip-Flopped on Foreign Policy Positions
Romney’s So-Called Job Creation Record at Bain Continues to Evolve…
Reality: Romney and Gingrich support GOP budget that would end medicare as we know it
Romney has repeatedly scoffed at President Obama encouraging young people to pursue manufacturing
President Obama saved over 1.4 million American jobs by extending loans to the auto industry
Romney and Gingrich have embraced policies are bad for the middle class but good for the wealthiest
Here’s What the Average American Family Can Buy with $10,000
Romney and Gingrich would start aid to Israel at zero
Romney’s Radical Move to the Right on Immigration
Romney’s Health Care Plan Served as Model for the Affordable Care Act
Romney and Gingrich have embraced policies bad for the middle class but good for the wealthiest
Gingrich tries to rewrite his lobbyist history
If a $1500 middle class tax cut is a little band-aid, then why does Romney’s plan only offer $54?
Romney Flip-Flopped on being tough on China
Romney has flip-flopped repeatedly on Afghanistan
Romney flip-flopped on zero based budgeting for aid to Israel
President Obama is reducing our dependence on foreign oil
Romney’s plan would wipe out investments in the future of America
Romney claimed he would apply tariffs if China doesn’t play by the rules
Romney Economic Plan: Massive Tax Breaks for the Wealthy and Corporations, Not the Middle Class
Don’t Take Our Word For It: Republicans on Republicans
Mitt Romney on Health Care
Romney Criticized Obama For Enforcing Trade Laws On Chinese Tires
Romney Affirms He’s Against Auto Industry Recovery He Claimed He Was For
GOP Candidates: Let Wall Street Regulate Itself
Don’t Take Our Word For it: Republicans On Republicans
Rick Perry’s Texas: Health Care Is More Expensive, Harder To Find
Romney’s Massachusetts Health Care Plan Was Just Like President Obama’s Health Care Plan
GOP Candidates Support Gutting And Privatizing Social Security
Romney’s Jobs Plan: Keep Special Interests Giveaways Instead Of Helping The Middle Class
Don’t Take Our Word For It: Republicans on Republicans
Obama Administration’s Immigration Policy Keeps Borders Secure, Prioritizes Most Dangerous Threats
Middle Class Families Losing Access to Health Care Under Perry
GOP Candidates Still Want To Repeal Wall Street Reform and Let Bankers Write Their Own Rules
GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SUPPORT GUTTING, PRIVATIZING AND DISMANTLING SOCIAL SECURITY
Don’t Take Our Word For it: Republicans On Republicans
Rick Perry’s Dismal Education Record
Obama Administration’s Immigration Policy Secures Our Borders And Addresses Most Dangerous Threats
GOP Protects Tax Breaks For Oil Companies While President Obama Fights For Balanced Energy Policy
Republican Presidential Candidates’ Rhetoric On Health Care Masks Their Record
Not Too Long Ago Romney Thought Social Security Should Be Gambled On Stock Market
Fact Check: Romney’s Real Economic Record In Massachusetts
For Middle Class Texans, Perry’s “Miracle” Is Just A Tall Tale
Fact Check: Romney Rejects Balanced Approach He Previously Supported
Fact Check: Tim Pawlenty on his Economic Plan
GOP Presidential candidates followed the Extreme Wing of TheirParty and Opposed the Compromise
Republicans on the Ryan Medicare Plan
GOP Field on the American Auto Rescue
Mitt Romney on Health Care
Mitt Romney on Jobs
Tim Pawlenty on Job Creation
Rick Santorum on Energy Production
Pawlenty on Tax Cuts
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